{{short description|American theater and film actress}} thumb|1922 thumb|In 1900
'''Gypsy O'Brien''' (1889–1975) was a theater and film actress. Her theater performances included a role in ''Cheating Cheaters''.<ref name=page /> She also appeared in ''Bunny'' at the Hudson Theatre.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Theatre|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g5VRAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA71|volume=23|year=1916|publisher=Meyer Bros. & Company|page=71}}</ref> Her performance as the persecuted heroine was described as pretty and spirited.<ref>{{cite book|last=Mitchell|first=John Ames|title=Life|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8lJOAQAAMAAJ|volume=67|year=1916|publisher=Life|page=119}}</ref> According to marketing materials she had titian hair. Her film debut was in ''The Soul Market'' in 1916.<ref name=page>{{cite book|title=The Moving Picture World|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=saMbAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA980|volume=27|year=1916|publisher=World Photographic Publishing Company|page=980}}</ref> She portrayed an investigative reporter in ''Nothing But Lies''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Langman|first=Larry|title=The Media in the Movies: A Catalog of American Journalism Films, 1900–1996|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LXYwCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA193|year=2015|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-4766-0925-6|page=193}}</ref>
== Filmography == *''The Scarlet Runner'' (1916), a serial starring with Earle Williams *''The Soul Market'' (1916) *''Wanted: A Husband'' (1919) <!----[[File:The Master Mind (1920) - 1.jpg|thumb|Advertisement for ''The Master Mind (1920 film)]]----> *''Nothing but Lies'' (1920) directed by Lawrence C. Windom *''The Master Mind'' (1920) with Lionel Barrymore *''Salvation Nell'' (1921) *''The Young Diana'' (1922) *''The Broken Silence'' (1922) * ''Sinner or Saint'' (1923) *''Little Old New York'' (1923)<ref>{{cite book|last=Klepper|first=Robert K.|title=Silent Films, 1877–1996: A Critical Guide to 646 Movies|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4ymSCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA253|year=2005|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-0-7864-2164-0|page=253}}</ref>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links == {{Commons category|Gypsy O'Brien}} * {{IMDb name|0639579}} * {{IBDB name}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:OBrien, Gypsy}} Category:20th-century American actresses Category:1889 births Category:1975 deaths